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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Shirleen

Shirleen was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1948, when it ranked 966th with 82 babies. More babies were named Shirleen in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
194882 babies
Total since 1880
1,790babies recorded

Shirleen popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#14,9315
1980#8,0558
1970#3,69417
1960#1,74443
1950#1,27453
1940#1,54526
1930#3,9947
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Shirleen, counting every spelling?

Shirleen has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Shirleen?

About 1,300 people born in the US named Shirleen are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 60 and 76. That makes Shirleen a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Shirleen by state

How common Shirleen was among girls born in each state in 1946–1950, around its peak. In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesUT0.12Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesLA0.08Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesHI0.42Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Shirleen, girls, 1946–1950. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Shirleen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shirleen, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Shirleen

How popular is the name Shirleen?

Shirleen was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1948, when it ranked 966th with 82 babies. More babies were named Shirleen in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Shirleen a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,790 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Shirleen most popular?

In 1946–1950, Shirleen was most common in Hawaii (0.42 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Louisiana.